Jaan Kirsipuu
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| Full name | Jaan Kirsipuu | ||
| Born | July 17, 1969 Tartu, Estonia |
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| Current team | Champion System | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Sprinter | ||
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| 1992–2004 2005–2006 2009 2010– |
Chazal-Vanille et Mûre Crédit Agricole LeTua Cycling Team CKT TMIT-Champion System |
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Jaan Kirsipuu (born July 17, 1969 in Tartu) is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu Banka - Rīga. In 2009 he joined Team Giant-Veoila. So far Jaan has over 130 professional wins.
At his peak he was one of Estonia's top athletes. He dropped out of the Tour de France 12 times,[1] which is the record.[citation needed] In spite of this, he won multiple stages and wore the yellow jersey for six days in 1999.
[edit] Major Accomplishments
- 1992
- 1st Tro-Bro Léon
- 1993
- 1st GP d'Isbergues
- 1997
- 1st GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire
- 1st Tour de Vendée
- 1998
- 1st, Stage 3 Vuelta a España
- 1st GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire
- 1st Route Adélie
- 1st Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts
- 1999
- 1st, Stage 1 Tour de France
- Held Maillot jaune from Stages 2–7
- 1st, Race Series (15-races) Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route
- 1st Tour de Berne
- 1st Tour de l'Oise
- 2000
- 1st Classic Haribo
- 2001
- 1st, Stage 6 Tour de France
- 1st Danmark Rundt
- 1st
National Cycling Championships – Time Trial - 1st, 1 stage Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st, 2 stages Tour Mediterranean
- 1st Route Adélie
- 1st, 2 stages Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st GP de Denain
- 1st, 4 stages Four Days of Dunkirk (Quatre Jours de Dunkerque)
- 1st, 1 stage Tour de L'Oise
- 1st Tartu Tänavasõit
- 1st Sadamast Sadamasse (Tallinn-Paldiski)
- 1st 1 stage Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st 1 stage Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 1st 1 stage Wyścig Pokoju
- 2002
- 1st, Stage 5 Tour de France
- 1st National Cycling Championships – Time Trial
- 1st National Cycling Championships – Road Race
- 1st Classic Haribo
- 1st Tartu Tänavasõit
- 2003
- 1st National Cycling Championships – Time Trial
- 1st, Race Series (15-races) Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route
- 1st Classic Haribo
- 1st GP Ühispanga Tartu
- 2004
- 1st National Cycling Championships – Time Trial
- 1st, Stage 1 Tour de France
- 2005
- 1st, Stage 4 Tour de Pologne
- 1st National Cycling Championships – Time Trial
- 1st National Cycling Championships – Road Race
- 2006
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 2008
- 1st National Cycling Championships
- 2009
- 1st Stage 9, Tour du Cameroun
- 1st Stage 7, Tour du Maroc
- 1st Stage 3 FBD Insurance Ras
- 1st Stage 8 FBD Insurance Ras
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour
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[edit] External links
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